Maliseet

The Wəlastəkwewiyik or Maliseet or Malecite were a Native American group of people of the Northeastern Woodlands. They spoke Algonquian and were a First Nation. They were part of the Wabanaki Confederacy. The region includes Quebec, New Brunswick and parts of Maine. Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians of Maine is a federally recognized Maliseet tribe in the United States. It is considered one the first foreign allies of the United States. 

 Maliseet Communities 

 Maine, United States
 Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians (Metaksonekiyak Wolastoqewiyik)Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Language Portal - "Metaksonekiyak: on or along Meduxnekeag River (Maine and New Brunswick); in the territory of the Houlton Band of Maliseets
 New Brunswick, Canada
 Kingsclear First Nation (Pilick Wəlastəkwewiyik)Girard, Camil, and Carl Brisson. Essay. In Alliances Et traités Avec Les Peuples Autochtones Du Québec: L'histoire De La Première Nation Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk: La Nation Malécite Du Saint-Laurent, 148. Québec: Presses de l'Université Laval, 2021.
 Madawaska Maliseet First Nation (Matowesekok Wəlastəkwewiyik)
 Oromocto First Nation (Welamoktuk) Betts, Sarah. “Oromocto's All-Weekend Powwow Builds on Last Year's Success | CBC News.” CBC news. CBC/Radio Canada, July 21, 2017. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/oromocto-pow-wow-full-weekend-1.4216564.
 St. Mary's First Nation (Sitansisk Wolastoqiyik)St. Mary’s Wolastoqiyik
 Tobique First Nation (Wolastoqiyik Neqotkuk)Tobique First Nation Website
 Woodstock First Nation (Wetstak)
 Quebec, Canada
 Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk (Viger) First Nation (Wahsipekuk)Première Nation Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk

 References 

Category:Native Americans
Category:Canada ethnic group templates